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Chester William " Chet " Nimitz Jr. He was awarded the Navy Cross and three Silver Stars for valor in battle.

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He was the son of U. Navy Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz was born to Chester William Nimitz Sr. Chester Nimitz Jr. He joined Texas Instruments , and spent four years there. He later joined Perkin-Elmer Corporation , a manufacturer of scientific instruments based in Norwalk, Connecticut. He became president, chief executive officer CEO and a director in , and was elected chairman of the board in , serving until retirement in Nimitz was an honorary trustee and honorary member of the corporation of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

The health of Nimitz and his wife, Joan, deteriorated in their later years. Joan was blind, and Nimitz had lost 30 pounds 14 kg due to a prolonged stomach disorder. He was also suffering from congestive heart failure. On January 2, , Chester Nimitz Jr. Our decision was made over a considerable period of time and was not carried out in acute desperation.